Much has been written about the underlying causes of China garment export declines. Garment industry specialists and economists point to macro-economic factors, such as currency revaluation, rising labor costs and labor shortages as well as trade subsidies and inflation, just … Read More
The first rule of business: You succeed by meeting the needs of your customers. The successful supplier understands the needs of his customer and develops skill sets to meet those needs. This is true of garment retailers and brand importers … Read More
In the global garment industry, all private sector strategies have but a single goal: To Increase Profit.
There are three interrelated means to reach this goal
Operational; e.g., Reduce costs
Marketing; e.g., Increase sales
Mixed; e.g., Increase margins
The range … Read More
For most of the past fifty years, the garment factory existed solely to make the product. The customer specified the quality, the delivery and the price. Of these quality and delivery were both fixed. If your factory was unable to … Read More
